Division of Echuca

Echuca
Australian House of Representatives Division
Created 1901
Abolished 1937
Namesake Echuca, Victoria

The Division of Echuca was an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. The division was created in 1900 and was one of the original 75 divisions contested at the first federal election. It was abolished in 1937. It was named for the town of Echuca. It was located in the Murray Valley area, including the towns of Echuca, Kyabram, Rochester and Shepparton. After 1919 it was a safe seat for the Country Party.

Members

MemberPartyTerm
  James McColl Protectionist 1901–1904
  Free Trade 1904–1906
  Albert Palmer Anti-Socialist 1906–1909
  Commonwealth Liberal 1909–1917
  Nationalist 1917–1919
  William Hill Country 1919–1934
  John McEwen Country 1934–1937

Election results

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